Introduces the Globus software-as-a-service for file transfer and data sharing. Includes step-by-step instructions for creating a Globus account, transferring a file, and setting up a Globus endpoint on your laptop.
2. “I need a good place to store /
backup / archive my (big) research
data, at a reasonable price.”
Public Cloud ArchiveMass StoreCampus Store
3. “I need to easily, quickly, & reliably move or
mirror portions of my data to other places.”
Research
Compu.ng
HPC
Cluster
Lab
Server
Campus
Home
Filesystem
Desktop
Worksta.on
Personal
Laptop
XSEDE
Resource
Public
Cloud
4. “I need to easily and securely share
my data with my colleagues at other
institutions.”
5. “I need to get data from a scientific
instrument to my analysis server.”
Next Gen
Sequencer
Light Sheet Microscope
MRI Advanced
Light Source
7. What is Globus?
Big data transfer, and sharing…
… delivered via SaaS …
… that is simple, secure, and fast…
… directly from your own storage
systems
8. Reliable, secure, high-performance
file transfer & synchronization
• “Fire-and-forget”
transfers
• Automatic fault
recovery
• Seamless security
integration
• Powerful GUI
and APIs
Data
Source
Data
Destination
User initiates
transfer
request
1
Globus
moves and
syncs files
2
Globus
notifies user
3
9. Simple, secure sharing off existing
storage systems
Data
Source
User A selects
file(s) to share,
selects user or
group, and sets
permissions
1
Globus tracks shared
files; no need to
move files to cloud
storage!
2
User B logs in
to Globus and
accesses
shared file
3
• Easily share large data
with any user or group
• No cloud storage
required
10. Globus is SaaS
• Web, command line, and REST interfaces
• Reduced IT operational costs
• New features automatically available
• Consolidated support & troubleshooting
• Easy to add your laptop, server, cluster,
supercomputer, etc. with Globus Connect
13. Globus increasingly used to build
campus-wide data services
Source: University of Nebraska
Holland Computing Center
Enable
campus
compu4ng
facili4es
to
be7er
u4lize
high
performance
network
infrastructure
14. 10GE
10GE
10GE
10GE
10G
Border Router
WAN
Science DMZ
Switch/Router
Enterprise Border
Router/Firewall
Site / Campus
LAN
Per-service
security policy
control points
Clean,
High-bandwidth
WAN path
Site / Campus
access to Science
DMZ resources
perfSONAR
perfSONAR
perfSONAR
High performance
Data Transfer Node
with high-speed storage
Typical deployment
Science
DMZ
+
Globus
Details at: fasterdata.es.net
16. 1. Go to: globus.org/signup
2. Create your Globus account
3. Validate e-mail address
4. Optional: Login with your
campus/InCommon identity
Exercise 1: Account Signup
17. 1. Install Globus Connect Personal
2. Move file(s) from esnet#anl-diskpt1 to your
laptop
3. Sign up for a free Globus Plus trial
4. Create a shared endpoint on your laptop
5. Grant your neighbor permissions on your shared
endpoint
6. Access your neighbor’s shared endpoint
7. Optional: Create group, and grant share access
Exercise 2: Transfer, Sharing,
Group Management
24. Globus is moving beyond
transfer and sharing to
data publication and
discovery
25. Globus Data Publication
(coming soon)
• SaaS for publishing large research data
• Bring your own storage
• Extensible metadata
• Publication and curation workflows
• Public and restricted collections
• Rich discovery model
31. 1. Optional: Generate SSH key
2. Go to: globus.org/account/
ManageIdentities
3. Add your SSH key to your Globus identity
4. SSH to cli.globusonline.org
5. Check on the status of your earlier
transfer(s)
6. Transfer a file using the scp command
Exercise 3: Globus CLI
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